Cody Bellinger homered to cap a seven-run second inning, and the Chicago Cubs held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Chicago, which has scored 80 runs in its last eight games, improved to 6-1 on its three-city road trip. The Cubs have won 18 of 26 since July 31.
Dylan Crews homered for the second consecutive game for Washington, which was denied its first three-game winning streak since July 19-21. The Cubs had at least one five-run inning in each of its three victories in Pittsburgh this week, and they quickly extended the streak against the Nationals., and Pete Crow Armstrong’s ensuing two-run double put the Cubs up 3-2. Two batters later, Armstrong beat first baseman Andrés Chaparro’s throw home on’s one-hop double off the wall scored Happ, and Bellinger punctuated the inning with his 14th homer of the season, a two-run shot that carried just over the wall in right-center.
That was plenty of support for Chicago starter Shota Imanaga , who allowed three runs and struck out eight in six innings. José Tena hit a two-run double in the first for Washington, while Crews ripped the first pitch of the third inning into the visitor’s bullpen in left for his second home run. The No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, Crews made his major league debut Monday and has four extra-base hits in his first four games.struck out twice and grounded into a double play after being moved to the No. 7 position in the lineup.
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